Gatineau Streets Littered With Debris from Tornado0:55

Downed power lines and debris from buildings littered the streets of Gatineau, Quebec, after a tornado tore through the area on September 21. Dramatic videos show the tornado ripping through the area on Friday, severely damaging homes and businesses. News reports said at least 30 people were injured and 171,000 were still without power the following day. Credit: Jonathan Drouin via Storyful

September 22nd 2018

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Destroyed buildings and cars are seen in Mont-Bleu, Gatineau, Quebec, close to Ottawa after a tornado shattered Canada's capital. Picture: Vincent-Carl Leriche/AFPSource:AFP

MORE than 200,000 people in Canada’s capital region of Ottawa were without power on Saturday and two people were critically injured after a powerful tornado ripped apart dozens of homes and threw cars into the air.

After visiting the hard-hit Dunrobin area, in the city’s west, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson likened it to an aerial bombing, adding that Friday’s tornado was among “the top two or three traumatic events that have affected our city” in history.